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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
1229 AM CST FRI JAN 27 2017

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 26 2017...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1878 TO 2017


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         30    400 PM  65    2002  31     -1       31       
  MINIMUM         23   1142 PM -17    1904  14      9       26       
  AVERAGE         27                        23      4       29      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.51 1996   0.03  -0.03      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    1.74                      0.82   0.92     0.68    
  SINCE DEC 1      3.15                      2.24   0.91     6.12    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.74                      0.82   0.92     0.68    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        T            13.7  1996   0.3   -0.3       T      
  MONTH TO DATE    2.5                       7.0   -4.5      3.9     
  SINCE DEC 1      6.3                      16.0   -9.7     11.7     
  SINCE JUL 1      6.3                      18.9  -12.6     18.6     
  SNOW DEPTH       2                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       38                        42     -4       36       
  MONTH TO DATE  985                      1106   -121     1123       
  SINCE DEC 1   2145                      2315   -170     2008       
  SINCE JUL 1   2828                      3573   -745     2889       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE DEC 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         0      0        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    29   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (340)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    14.7                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  FOG                                                                

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    85          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     69           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    77                                                       

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   32        63      2002                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   14       -16      1902                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY 27 2017.......SUNRISE   731 AM CST   SUNSET   525 PM CST   
JANUARY 28 2017.......SUNRISE   730 AM CST   SUNSET   526 PM CST   

                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          

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